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Calendars

  1. new !Calendar Creators & Printers :
    • Calendar Magic
      ‘Calendar Magic is an easy-to-use Freeware Windows based program that is entertaining, informative, educational, and of equal applicability in the home and in the office.’ Information rather than a creator.
    • CalendarPainter
      ‘CalendarPainter is a picture calendar builder and printer progam providing several calendar designs. Any bitmap image can be added [even via Drag and Drop] to a month and any color can be selected for the month frame and week days.’
    • Make a Customized Calendar
      From TimeandDate.com. Online calendar creator that allows you a wide range of options in terms of month/months/year, set out, holiday inclusions [covers Australia] and more. In addition, there are related calendar resources available from the site.
      Highly Recommended !
    • My Free Calendar Maker
      Online calendar creator using a .pdf format. Multiple options.
    • PDF Pad Calendars
      ‘Organise your life with Free customisable calendars. All month, year and perpetual calendars are ready for printing.’ Multiple options.
    • Templates :
      • Excel Calendar Template
        ‘This Free template allows you to create a monthly calendar by simply choosing a year and month. You can also choose a colour scheme for your calendar using simple form controls.’
      • Free Printable Calendar Templates
        ‘We provide professional-looking printable calendars in a matter of moments. Every download is a perfectly formatted Microsoft Word® document that contains the finished calendar - you’ll never need to fill the dates in yourself.’
      • Perpetual Calendars in Excel
        ‘Our One Month and One Year perpetual calendars are listed below. These Excel file calendars do not use macros and can be used in OpenOffice or other Excel compatible software.’
    • TKexe Kalender
      ‘TKexe Kalender enables you to create printable calendar pages from your personal photos or designs. You can add up to 20 images to each monthly display and customize the page layout via drag and drop of elements. The design can be applied individually to each page or the entire year. Other features include support for personal events, public holidays [10 countries], image effects, gradients and more.’ Home page is in German, but program will run in English.
    • UK’s Kalender
      ‘“UK’s Kalender” is a MS Windows program intended to remind you of upcoming events and todos. There are several views for your dates that are organised similar to a calendar sheet. Dates and appointments can be entered into the calendar via an input form. You can enter a forewarn time, so as long as “UK’s Kalender” is running in the background you’ll be reminded of your dates as soon as the forewarn time is reached. Independent from the calendar function there is also a todo list where you can enter tasks with a deadline and a forewarn time.’
  2. General Sites & Portals :
    • 10,000-Year Calendar !
      ‘With this calendar you can view a month or year calendar for any year 1 to 10000 A.D. All leap years and calendar changes are accounted for.’ Clear instructions for use are provided.
    • new !Calendar Converter
      ‘This page allows you to interconvert dates in a variety of calendars, both civil and computer-related. All calculations are done in JavaScript executed in your own browser; complete source code is embedded in or linked to this page, and you’re free to download these files to your own computer and use them even when not connected to the Internet.’
    • Calendar Zone, The
      A huge range of calendars of all kinds as well as Calzone recipes and calendar quotes and poetry.
    • Calendar, a History
      Origins of the calendar, the Western calendar, Gregorian/Julian/Roman calendars and more.
    • Calendar Studies - Hermetic Systems
      A mixture of information with a special emphasis on lunar and lunar related calendars. There is also information on ISO dating, a date converter, the Julian and Gregorian calendars and much more.
    • Calendopaedia
      An initial section on comparison of calendars, then an extensive menu of calendars from around the world with, finally, a menu of topics. Described on the site as ‘The source of data on calendars.’
    • new !Frequently Asked Questions about Calendars
      ‘This document is available in three formats : as a set of web pages, as a single text file [or] as an Adobe Acrobat [PDF] file.’
    • Rosetta Calendar
      ‘Rosetta Calendar is named after the Rosetta Stone, an ancient tablet found in Egypt. It allowed scholars to decipher hieroglyphics, just as the Rosetta Calendar displays the same date in multiple calendar systems.’
    • The Calendar
      From the Australian Skeptic’s Society comes this brief summary of a range of topics related to calendars. It includes a range of references that may prove accessible to those who wish further information.
    • Time and Date Calendars
      Create calendars for almost any year. Varying styles.
    • Today : Date and Time
      A vast range of links that translates the present date, i.e. the Julian calendar, into a vast array of other calendars, most serious, some not quite so serious.
    • When Do You Want To Go Today ?
      A vast range of links to calendars and calendar information. A very plain, textual presentation, though links are grouped in topic areas [e.g. Buddhist, Bahá’i, African, Persian, …], reference material, clocks, even groups wanting to change the calendar.
    • world-calendar.com
      Find calendars, holidays and religious holidays for a large number of countries. You can even do so in a range of languages.
  3. Solstices :
    • Solstice
      Extensive information with links from Wikipedia. Covers all solstices.
    • Solstices & Equinoxes
      Information covering both of these. Also try Equinoxes, which also covers both.
    • Summer Solstice :
    • Winter Solstice
      There are a number of sites relating to the Winter Solstice [shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere]. This day was very important, especially in early cultures. Several sites are provided below.
  4. Special Calendars & Formats :
    • Calendars
      From Scienceworld. Covers 21 calendar systems as well as several other link directories to related calendar information.
    • Calendars through the Ages
      [Calendars from the Sky]
      ‘Explore the fascinating history of the human endeavour to organise our lives in accordance with the sun and stars’. Sections on calendars, timelines and much more.
    • Chinese Calendars :
      • new !Chinese Calendar
        Includes information on the early history, Taichu calendar, true sun & moon, calendar rules, year markings, hours of the day, twelve animals, solar term, holidays, relevance today, influence on others, references and links to further information. From wikipedia.
      • Mathematics of the Chinese Calendar
        Information that goes beyond the mathematics aspect including characters, Chinese New Year dates, sexagesimal cycle, software Java Applets, articles, papers and even student projects.
    • new !Gregorian Calendars
      Modified from the Julian calendar and forming the basis of today’s calendar. Not universally accepted at the time of introduction.
      • Gregorian Calendar [1]
        Includes lunar aspects, the Gregorian reform, adoption information, differences to the Julian calendar, beginning of the year, dual dating, proleptic Gregorian calendar, months of the year, the week, its accuracy, numerical facts, references and links to further specific information. From wikipedia.
      • Gregorian Calendar [2]
        A compilation of information from a range of sources, including the above site.
      • History of Our Calendar
        Poses a series of questions and then provides the answers that help explain some of the anomalies that seem to exist in our calendar.
      • The Curious History of the Gregorian Calendar
        Text articles, with embedded links, from Infoplease.
    • new !Julian Calendars
      The initial development of the Roman calendar which was, in turn, modified to become the Gregorian calendar forming the basis of today’s calendar.
      • Julian Calendar
        Covers the motivation for development, the reform, the leap year error, month names and lengths, year numbering, New Year’s Day, the transition to the Gregorian calendar, notes and links to other information. From wikipedia.
      • The Julian Calendar
        Text-based article covering a range of information. From Calendopaedia.
      • The Roman Calendar
        Follows the development of the Roman calendar through to the Julian and Gregorian follow-ons.
      • The Julian and Gregorian Calendars
        Extensive information presented in 8 sections and covering the Julian calendar and its transition to the Gregorian.
    • new !Lunar Calendars :
      • new !Lunar Calendar [1]
        Displays moon phases for each month of the year.
      • new !Lunar Calendar [2]
        Covers lunisolar calendars, start and length of the lunar month, the Old English 13-month lunar year, references and links to other information. From wikipedia.
      • Paula Burch’s Lunisolar Calendar
        A completely different approach and one which provides you with a range of options to try lunisolar style calendars. It is North American in orientation but still interesting to check just because it is different.
      • new !Universal Lunar Calendar
        Calendars for different cities, months and years plus a wealth of other information in tabbed sections.
    • Other Specific Calendars :
      • Aztec Calendar
        Clear description including graphical presentation. Date calculator [get your Aztec name] and a very clear introduction to the calendar.
      • Babylonian Calendar The
        First inclusion in a group of calendars including Jewish, Iranian, Lunisolar and more. Provides textual information and several tables of ideograms.
      • Islamic Calendar
        Works on predicted lunar visibility. Of added interest are the links provided to other related sites.
      • Kaluach - Online Hebrew Calendar
        Calendar, Jewish holidays, specific times and more.
      • Mayan Calendar, The
        Considered to be central to the whole Mayan way of life, this site provides information about the calendar and a study of Mayan civilisation as well. ‘The Maya Calendar’s ancestral knowledge guided the Maya’s existence from the moment of their birth and there was little that escaped its influence.’

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Time

  1. Clocks, Watches, Sundials, …
    • A Walk Through Time
      Information on ancient time keeping, clocks through the ages, world time scales and zones, a bibliography, a revolution in timekeeping and even time in the atomic age.
    • Clocks, A History of
      Find out about clocks and watches, through water clocks, hourglasses and the variety and types of modern clocks. Huge range of links.
    • Clocks and Time
      [A History of Timekeeping]
      Links to ‘A Brief History of Clocks’, ‘A Walk Through Time’, ‘Clepsydrae’ [water clocks] and ‘Heroes of Horology’ [famous people connected with timekeeping].
    • Clock and Watch Museums
      Links to a number of museums that cater specifically for clocks and watches [Europe and US].
    • Clockworks From Sundials to the Atomic Second
      This site from Britannica provides a wealth of information on all forms of timepieces.
    • Kid Klok
      This provides an interactive and re-settable clock that lets people learn how to use analogue clocks.
    • Quartz Watch, The
      Find out the history of the most common form of time piece used at present. Follow a timeline of development as well as a range of information.
    • Speaking Clock
      This is multilingual shareware. It could be used with people who have visual difficulty or with younger children.
    • Sundial Links
      Before there were clocks there were sundials and other time measuring devices. This site provides a huge range of links to things to do with sundials including construction and history.
  2. General Sites & Portals :
    • NYPL - Time and Dates
      This site covers two main sections : Reckoning Days and Hours and Standard Time Around the World.
    • Playing With Time
      ‘Here at the Playing With Time web site, unseen worlds of change will be revealed. You will see time sped up and slowed down, and behold the beauty of change. Time will be in your hands to witness, replay, and even create.’ Check out the time lapse videos and photos to see what can be recorded.
    • Royal Observatory Greenwich
      Find out about the place in the world from where time is measured and what occurs there. Also check this site.
    • Time and Date
      This covers both calendars and time. The time section has the world clock, time zones and a personal clock while the calendar section covers calendar generator, calendar customizer, duration between dates, etc.. There is also a ‘countdown’ section.
    • Understanding Time
      Done through the Discovery Channel. Looks at both the history of time and timekeeping and also at timekeeping around the world.
  3. Specific Time Information :
    • Daylight Saving :
    • Earth Viewer
      Find the regions of the world which are in ‘night’ and ‘day’ in real time.
    • How Time Works
      ‘Time is something that most of us take for granted. Have you ever thought about why, for example, there are 12 months in a year ? Why are there 30 days in September ? … In this article, we’ll help to clarify the subject of time’.
  4. Time Zones & World Time Variation :
    • Time Ticker
      Provides you with times for cities and time zones around the world.
    • Time Zone Converter
      Find the relevant time zone that matches the time here.
    • World Clock, The
      Find time zones for around the world, find times in cities, set up your own personal world clock and link to calendars.
    • World Time Server
      By selecting a city from a country and/or state you can find the time anywhere in the world.
    • Worldtime
      Provides a set of times for a number of cities around the world and a listing of public holidays around the world. Another is through the White Pages [so you don’t ring at the wrong time !].

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